You might have lymph nodes removed from one side of your neck or from both sides. Removing the lymph nodes reduces the chance of the cancer spreading or coming back. You might have this surgery after ...

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Cancers of the mouth and oropharynx can spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Your surgeon might remove some or all of the lymph nodes in your neck. Lymph nodes are small bean shaped glands found ...

Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped structures scattered throughout the body, forming part of the lymphatic system. They act as filters, trapping pathogens, abnormal cells, and debris while housing ...

In plenty of cases, your lymph nodes are well-equipped to fight what ails you (for instance, a minor viral or bacterial ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.